A celebration of “neighborhood greats” will take place Friday, October 19, 2012, from 6-9:30 p.m., at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street. Featured at the “Spirits of Brooklyn Heights” gala are composer/lyricist Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”) and Harry Chapin’s daughter, urban/folk/soul singer Jen Chapin, who will perform […]
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Columbia Heights Horror Show Adds Graffiti To List Of Transgressions
While the neglected brownstone at 194 Columbia Heights hasn’t proven the “Broken Windows Theory“, it sure is trying hard to do so. We noticed some graffiti on its front door today. This is another incident in the decline of the worst building on the best block in Brooklyn Heights.
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
There are several free activities and events this weekend. The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) is offering free museum admission both Saturday and Sunday from noon until 5:00 p.m., and free tours of its historic building (see photo of library) starting at 3:00 p.m. both days. There are a few tickets […]
Look Familiar? ABC’s ‘666 Park Avenue’ Films Pilot Interiors At Borough Hall
While new ABC TV drama-horror series “666 Park Avenue” may be based on New York’s Upper East Side, its pilot episode features interior scenes filmed here in Brooklyn Heights. The show—which launches Sunday at 10 p.m.—stars “Lost’s” Terry O’Quinn and Vanessa Williams, and is based on the Gabriella Pierce novel. It follows couple Gavin and […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Two major events will bracket Brooklyn Heights this weekend. To the north, the DUMBO Arts Festival will be going on Friday through Sunday. To the south, the Atlantic Antic is happening Sunday from noon until 6:00. Also, on Saturday from noon until 5:00, the Brooklyn Historical Society will honor Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day by allowing […]
‘Time Out’ Queries BHB’s Esteemed Founder Homer Fink: His Fave Heights Hotspots
Brooklyn Heights Blog’s esteemed founder, proprietor and Master of Ceremonies Homer Fink (a.k.a. John Loscalzo) is queried in this week’s Time Out New York regarding his take on Brooklyn’s best. He begins, “What I love about Brooklyn Heights is being this close to NYC, but being totally transported somewhere else.”
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
There’s a lot going on this weekend. There’s the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Third Annual Dog Show Sunday, starting at 1:00 p.m., on Montague Street between Henry and Hicks. Then there’s the Brooklyn Book Festival, which is already underway, but continues through Sunday. It’s also a foodies’ delight, as The Brooklyn Local, an artisinal market to […]
Atlantic Avenue’s Sahadi’s Preps For Wall-To-Wall (To Wall) Expansion
It was more than a year ago that BHB reported neighborhood institution Sahadi’s petition to expand the gourmet & Middle Eastern food market at 187 Atlantic Avenue. Good things come to those who wait: Sahadi’s will close from September 17-23, as it begins an expansion that will tie in three storefronts, while offering a new […]
On The Market: Duplex Beauty On Pierrepont Street Asks $3.9M
This is the kind of home that seems to have “Brooklyn Heights History” stamped across its brownstone beauty in gilded gold. The garden/parlor duplex at #1 104 Pierrepont Street (between Monroe & Henry) boasts meticulous period ornamentation, which Corcoran deems: “Quintessential. Incomparable. Spectacular.” The 1856 coop’s essentials: 10 rooms, 2.5(?) bedrooms, 2.5 baths, central AC, […]
Heights History, 153 Joralemon, 1926
This vintage photo of the Brooklyn Heights residential building at 153 Joralemon Street from 1953 1926 reveals that little has changed in 85+ years, save for the current bodega on the ground level. The five-story walk-up was built in 1900, according to Streeteasy, and currently comprises eight units. It also boasts a common roofdeck.
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